Anyone CD1 or early cycle buddies?

[Anna2006]

Anyone on CD1 as well and bummed about AF arriving? Where are you on your cycle?

Hoping for a clear run for your holiday!! Have fingers crossed that AF is stopping today. Bring on the PMA and positive thoughts for everyone x

Yes merry Christmas to you all! Xxx

Bring on fertile week ladies ... not long to go before we can start poas of the opks ... bought another 10 clear blue digi's today ... the price is tear jerking ... let's hope I don't have to buy too may more !!! Xxxx

I just use the cheap ones but theyve always worked well for me. I know once I've ovulated as I always feel it.

It was bit earlier last month so I will have to begin early this month so I don't miss it!

Good luck Anna xxxx

Haha Hippy I hear you
Not long until ov!! Yaye. Just timing of.dtd gets all awkward as we know. I'm testing early as I think I ov early. I'm still waiting for my Amazon cheapies to arrive!!! Oh well I'll just have to Dtd anyway

Hi Phase - if your dh is up for it I'd get and dtd as much as poss :))) I love dtd fw or not but my oh works a lot, and consequently he gets really tired so we don't dtd half as much as I would like! I'm cd 8 today and last cycle I got positive opk on cd 15 (we dtd on cd 13 ) and clearly that was too early. I did think that you ov around the same time each month but having done some research via our friend google have since learnt this is not the case... I suppose the opk companies would go bust if this was the case lol 😂 anyway - I thought my cycles were 29 days but last month was 28 and I had a perfect period (no pain, cranberry colour blood and more blood than normal which is good because I was having light periods which doesn't seem right) anyway I'm thinking I'll ov on cd 14 so I'm going to start poas on cd 11 I think .... fingers crossed I can time the tackle right this month... I'm getting impatient because my oh is so casual and wants to wait til may until we properly start trying as he wants to go on a mega nice holiday and clearly I want to be pregnant more than anything else in the world .... I'm gonna be 38 in a few weeks and I'm tTC #1 .... I'm sure you can understand my frustration:)))). I've got lots of opks so maybe I'll test a bit earlier but that said I don't want to waste them. Any thoughts ladies on whether I should test earlier than cd 11? Xxxxx

Hippychick of you ovulated last month on CD15 I think CD11 is plenty early enough. Do you know when you ovulated any other cycles?
It can range. Mine used to be roughly CD15 or 16 but occasionally was 14 or 17. But never anything other than that. However first cycle after mc I had CD13! But they do say pregnancy can reset your cycle which I think maybe it has for me. So I'm CD9 and think maybe I should start tomorrow? I got my positive CD12 last month. Use your CM signs too. If you haven't got hardly any CM then very likely your not near it, so try save the sticks 😊

Thanks Anna :)) appreciate your feedback. I think your right .... just want to get to the fw now and dtd as much as possible. Least oh is rested so hopefully will manage to get a couple of times in this cycle ... just got to hold back until I get that smiley face .... fx it will be our month xxxxxxx
I'm praying for all the ladies on here ... never hated af as much as I have these last few months xxxxx

Yep just dtd as much as possible. Every other day I think is good in your fw as means the sperm is being replenished an means it's at its best! I think if it's been a while since the man has ejaculated that semen won't be of top notch quality! So try dtd a few days before your 2 main tries.

We did that and it worked first time for us! Last month we tried everyday, I'm not sure why we changed it but clearly that didn't work for us. So back to every other day this month!

cheers Hun - my oh can't do that much dtd so I've asked him to sort himself out every other day to keep it fresh :)))) went down easier than asking him to do any house work lol xxxxxxxx

I'm on CD12 now, DTD CD8, CD10 and today. Negative OPK today. Plan to DTD CD14, CD16, CD17, CD18 and then a couple of times the following week. Sounds so clinical but husband goes away for work for 5 days after CD18 😡

Can drinking a lot of water affect OPKs btw? I had about 1.5l this morning (hangover).

Not 100% sure if it can. It can affect a pregnancy test so maybe? What day do you normally get a positive?

Started my OPK's today. Haven't got much sign of fertile cm yet though so think will be few days before it shows any sign of positive

Hmy - yes I've read too much water affects opks ... best to use first urine of the day and test around the same time for best results. If you don't see a positive within the cycle, then test twice a day the following cycle but leave it 3-4 hours after your last wee and lay off the water... easier said than done that :))

Hi Anna - cd11 today and just poas of my opk and got a blank circle - not ovulating yet! I detached the strip and could see a faint line so should be within the next few days. Oh wanted to dtd last night and I put him off saying I felt too tired and slightly unwell so he wants to do it tonight ... I'm gonna put him off again and suggest he does some diy just to keep the sperm fresh :))) I'm not dtd until I see that smiley face :))) I'll be bankrupt if I have to buy too many more of these digital opks ... :))))
Good luck ladies ... another few days and we'll be in the dreaded 2ww xxxxxxxx

So, I have the Ovia app.... it's good as far as I can tell, however if there's a 2week window, is it either side of your magical 5 fertile days, or...?? Xx

Thanks for the replies re OPKs. I ended up buying some clear blue digitalis despite the hefty price tag and have had negatives yesterday and today, CD13 and 14. Just cracking on with DTD every other day, trying not to worry but easier said than done as I'm such a worrier! I just really want it to happen this week before he goes away again.

stepmum not sure what you mean in reference to the two week window? I have fertility friend app so don't know much about Ovia.

I have every used the clear blue fertility ones but hear they are good. We are trying to dtd every other day too. Just wish ovulation would hurry up & happen lol!

DH was really ill in November with a very bad sickness bug and I know they say it can affect men's sperm if they are ill and it takes 2 & 1/2 months to become healthy again at least. Hoping this won't hinder our chances this month 😑

Hmy - I didn't get a positive on cb opk till day 15 last cycle and I've read on here that lots of ladies ovulate late.. do not despair. I get the frustration regarding timing though - my oh works loads and so I'm facking praying to god that I ovulate either tomorrow, Sunday Monday or Thursday ... Tuesday and weds night he's working !!! Grrrr xxxxx

I'm sure your dh's sprrm is fine by now - Try not to stress my friend xxxxx

Thankyou for your advice- it's really helping just reading everyone's thoughts!! X

Hello :) I'm ttc 1 cycle 1 but no idea of CD as I'm only just off the combined pill a week ago.
As I don't know what's going on with my cycle, the plan is to just dtd every other day this cycle, with a more targeted plan next cycle (assuming nothing happens this cycle, which I sort of am).

I keep alternating from panicking that I won't be be able to conceive to feeling pretty calm about it.

I have 2 DSCs from DP's previous relationship, and he's an amazing dad, can't wait to add to our little family.

Also I'm excited that even though I'm not related to my DSCs, my baby will be related to them and me and DP! Blows my little mind, haha

Well I got quite a bit of EWCM today so think ovulation may be approaching in next few days. Deffo jumping hubby tonight when he comes to bed 😁